BEETHOVEN,LUDWIG VAN - Piano Concerto No.3: Moonlight Sonata

Mario Galeani completes his successful recorded series of Beethoven Piano Concertos with the Piano Concerto No.3, often considered his most ambitious concerto. Mario Galeani is considered one of the most highly regarded Italian pianists, owing his musical formation to the well-known pianist Aldo Ciccolini. Conductor, Grzegorz Nowak, is the Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has worked closely with Galeani throu-ghout this Beethoven series, both in live performance at Cadogan Hall and in recordings.

Total time : 53’52

PPD : 10,00€

RPORPOSP041

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA/GALEANI,MARIO/NOWAK,GRZEGORZ

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RAVEL/SAINT-SAENS - Orchestral Works - Organ Symphony

Recorded live in concert, this disc features three of Ravel’s best-loved orchestral works, as well as an electrifying performance of Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony, featuring Benaroya Hall’s magnificent 4,489-pipe Watjen Concert Organ — one of the finest concert organs in America.With naturalistic imaging, depth of field and dynamic range, these recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage. Digital content will be available in: stereo, 96k 24-bit high resolution, and 5.1 surround sound.

Seattle S.

O. SSM1002

SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/MORLOT,LUDOVIC/ADAM,JOSEPH

IVES/CARTER/GERSHWIN - Ives - Carter - Gershwin

Two masterpieces from geniuses of early 20th-century American music — Ives and Gers-hwin. With eclectic influences of jazz club, church hall, military band and popular melody, these works amount to nothing less than a portrait of American musical styles. And stan-ding as a delicate counterpoint is a touching document of the world premiere performances of Instances, Elliott Carter’s elegiac last orchestral work.With naturalistic imaging, depth of field and dynamic range, these recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage. Digital content will be available in: stereo, 96k 24-bit high resolution, and 5.1 surround sound.

Seattle S.

O. SSM1003

SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/MORLOT,LUDOVIC

Total time : 64’23

PPD : 10,00€

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Total time : 65’03

PPD : 10,00€

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FAURE,GABRIEL - Masques et Bergamasques

Gabriel Fauré’s most beloved orchestral works are presented here in sumptuous sonics. With naturalistic imaging, depth of field and dynamic range, these recordings have been engineered to audiophile standards and aim to capture as realistically as possible the sound of the orchestra performing on the Benaroya Hall stage. +A rare recording of the choral ver-sion of the famous Pavane marks this as a definitive and necessary collection.

Seattle S.

O.SSM1004

SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/SEATTLE SYMPHONY CHORALE/MORLOT,LUDOVIC/MCGILL

Johann Strauss

The Viennese Waltz, the oldest of the ballroom society dances, emerged from the „German Dance“ and – possibly – also from the „Landler“ during the second half of the 18th century.In the numerous establishments of the Viennese suburbs, the ensembles of rivaling bandmasters Joseph Lanner (1801 – 1843) and Johann Strauss I (1804 – 1849) publicly played dance music and hence they may be considered as the actual „inventors“ of the Viennese Waltz as it is commonly understood and loved all over the world today. After the early death of Johann Strauss Sr., his oldest son Johann (1825 – 1899), the „Waltz King“, assumed leadership of the orchestra and diversified the area of activity significantly. The youngest of the sons of Strauss Sr., Eduard (1835 – 1916), also trained as a musician and joined his brother‘s ensemble at the age of 20. The middle son, Josef (1827 – 1870), had different plans for his life and became a technician. However, when in 1852 his brother returned from a concert tour completely exhausted, Josef needed to step in as conductor of the Strauss orchestra the following year. He composed his first waltz, believing it would be his last. Nevertheless, as his brother Johann travelled abroad more and more frequently, Josef needed to substitute for him in Vienna. At the same time, he took violin lessons, learned to compose properly and thus became a musician as well. As a composer he was certainly on par with his older brother. His dances often display a certain wistfulness and sometimes seem to come straight from Schubert.

Wiener S

.O. WS005

WIENER SYMPHONIKER/HONECK,MANFRED

The Baroque Virtuoso

Music Director of Tafelmusik since 1981, Jeanne Lamon has been loved by audiences, and praised by critics in Europe and North America for her virtuosity as a violinist and her bril-liant musical leadership. Under her direction, Tafelmusik achieved international stature with over 80 recordings to its name, and with tours to over 350 international cities including invitations to the most prestigious concert halls and festivals in the world. Including beloved works such as “Summer” from The Four Seasons, the Bach Concerto in d minor for two violins and a diverse selection of baroque repertoire, this Special Edition CD was selected by Jeanne Lamon, and features her in virtuoso concertos from 1991 to 2011 for Sony Classical and Analekta – to be released in this special commemorative edition on the Tafelmusik Media label. This will be Jeanne Lamon’s final year as full-time Music Direc-tor of Tafelmusik, and this CD is in celebration of her exceptional 3-decade leadership.Proceeds from this special limited edition CD on the Tafelmusik Media label will fund Tafel-musik’s extensive emerging artist training programmes.

Tafelm

usik TMK1026CD

TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA/LAMON,JEANNE

PPD : 10,00€

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Total time : 57’33

PPD : 12,95€

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Total time : 74’28

PPD : 8,85€

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